see johnna journey.

bath, england

2008-03-31T17:06:00.001-07:00

see me?

the abbey

church pews

queen victoria

bristol, england

2008-03-31T16:44:00.000-07:00

the room i'm staying in (at my friends)

at the market

the cathedral

at an antique shop... and whaddaya know -my next destination:

my buddy, Barnabas Finn

athens, greece

2008-03-24T15:06:00.000-07:00

come... visit the Acropolis (really old city on a hill)

this massive rock is where Paul stood preaching to the Greeks -down into the echoing valley (Acts 17) the parliament where the olympics was greek salad -for real. 3-D graffiti

display advertising mattresses. :)

the greeks are clever, toilet flusher with the foot. splendid.

patmos, greece

2008-03-23T16:09:00.001-07:00

the cave of the apocalypse (where John had the Revelation)

reading Revelation on Patmos island. glorious.

malta market

2008-03-13T15:35:00.001-07:00

while at the market...

my buddy, Tori.

me, in a car.

malta view

2008-03-13T15:02:00.000-07:00

the view from my room...

lovin' to do laundry on the roof in the sunshine!

my buddy, Elijah

malta tea party

2008-03-05T07:12:00.000-08:00

jeru streets

2008-02-25T16:47:00.001-08:00

YUM! fresh squeezed pomegrante juice. 15 shekels.hotel where Bush stayed.you see this logo everywhere, in celebration of Six Day War in 1967 (when Israel regained control of Jerusalem)

prayer room

2008-02-25T16:27:00.000-08:00

for the past 3mos. i have volunteered as staff in a 24/7 house of prayer. i had the privilege to serve in the night. enjoy a few pics of it...

this is a humble schedule of a house of prayer in the City of David (not yet 24/7), which is nearby the one i worked in. There are 4 houses of 24/7 prayer in jerusalem.

tiberias

2008-02-24T17:28:00.000-08:00

just a three hour bus ride north of jerusalem... beautiful Tiberias.

where Jesus preached Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5

the Sea of Galilee! where Jesus walked on water.

a jew fishing

after a 6-hour bike ride along the Sea of Galilee... the day was ended with incredible food! hummus, baba, okra, tabouli, pita, tomato stuff, salad stuff... only 25 shekels!

my new life motto.

temple mount

2008-02-13T17:04:00.001-08:00

the Temple Mount. only open to non-muslims an hour a day.

standing within the very center of the large open courtyard area of the Mount

eastern gate: view from outside city walls

eastern gate: view from inside the city walls (funny, the muslims know that a king is suppose to come and rule and reign here... so they lock it up! good thing we serve a God that breaks chains!) Isaiah 61, Zechariah 14:4, Revelation 19

big stones on grounds on left are from Herodian era. thats really old.

Zechariah's tomb

Absolom's pillar

garden of gethsemane (small area left of building)

aroma cafe

2008-01-29T11:31:00.000-08:00

enjoy a bit o' time with me and some friends at Aroma Cafe in the middle of Jerusalem. i simply adore the small cafe's here. [click video to play]

Valentine's for u

2008-01-29T11:21:00.000-08:00

Here is an early Valentine treat from me to you! STRAWBERRY-SCENTED, HEART-PRINTED TOILET PAPER! yes, indeed it is. It smells like hubba bubba strawberry chewing gum. It's best for blowing noses! :)

jewish guy

2008-01-29T11:00:00.000-08:00

Jewish guy teaching me the Seven Laws on BenYehuda Street. [click to view video]

koreans

2008-01-29T10:02:00.000-08:00

Koreans singing in the streets of Jerusalem! (excuse the instability, i'm using my built-in camera on laptop!)

[click to view video]

SHUK

2008-01-18T19:22:00.001-08:00

this just might be my favorite place in jerusalem... a simple market with lots of life. (in hebrew: "Shuk" -with long U sound) So come on, jump on bus #21 with me for 5.5 shekels, let's go to the shuk and get some challah! (shabbat braided bread, view at end)

what's this? a bean? a root?

warm blankets

HALVA! HALVA! HALVA!!! huge bricks of halva! (sweet sesame bar)

jewish hats for men

some jews believe not to cut the hair on sides of their heads (in Leviticus)

yum nuts.

mmm... fresh pita!

cute shop. I'll give someone a shekel if they can guess what the tall red powder stuff is! :)

incredible teas!

Challah -shabbat bread (for meal/communion on friday nights, which i've done every friday with friends since i've been here!)

kibbutz

2008-01-18T19:13:00.001-08:00

a nearby kibbutz holds a very nice hotel (which may soon be my new swimming resort).

Rachel is recognized, as this is the place she mourned for her children. Jeremiah 31:15-17 "Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted for her children, because they are no more. Thus says the Lord, “Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; For your work shall be rewarded...There is hope in your future.”

Jericho II

2008-01-18T18:56:00.001-08:00

I'm slowly learning ... but i've realized that i'm going into palestinian (arab) refugee camps where terrorism is born. Poverty and anger breeds terrorists. So I'm helping to bring baby's milk, blankets and Bibles to the Hamas terrorist families! ...but mom, don't worry, it's all approved through the Israeli Army. I'm safe. :)

This is where the Lord asked Joshua, "are you for Me or against Me?"

chiropractor

2008-01-18T18:50:00.000-08:00

just thought it interesting to see where i go for jewish chiropractic care. the little apartment-like place is the office. :)

Mt. of Temptations

2008-01-18T18:26:00.001-08:00

In Jericho, the Mount of Temptations is where Jesus was tempted by satan during His 40-day fast. (chapter 4 in Matthew and Luke) I journeyed up it in a cable car to a restaurant! (you see black cable lines, cuz i was IN the cable car taking this pic!)

Looking down is the Valley of Achor!

Hosea 2:14-15, "I will allure her, bring her into the wilderness and speak kindly to her. Then I will give her her vineyards from there, and the valley of Achor as a door of hope."

the Crossing

2008-01-18T17:30:00.000-08:00

Israelites entered their land at this "crossing" point, across the Jordan River. The land I'm standing on is Israel, the land across the river is Jordan. This is also where Jesus was baptized! I was the photographer for a media event. Filming for a TV show took place as palestinian refugees and a couple hundred others from many nationalities came together at the "Eastern Gate" to celebrate the living Yeshua. Ezekiel 43

i spotted a jordanian across the river! ya, i was in mine land! The Israeli Army hosted this event! you can see the "worry" on faces of the palestinian (refugees) children, as they are born into terrorism-breeding camps.

johnna shooting

2008-01-04T20:50:00.001-08:00

i found some images my friend captured of me while shooting! Enjoy...

spoons

2008-01-04T20:34:00.000-08:00

i'm taking joy in the simple things of life, such as Spoons! :)

[this is a video, click to play]

The Dead Sea

2008-01-02T17:09:00.001-08:00

Incredibly beautiful at every angle. The weather was a bit too chilly, so no floating in the salty sea for me. I'll just have to return in the summer. :)

Check out all the salt!

tons of salt!

you can see Jordan across the Sea!

Jericho

2008-01-02T16:51:00.001-08:00

Every Tuesday I will be going to Jericho to help in the refugee camps. Here is the tree they say Zacchaeus climbed up. The wee little man. This is the Elisha Springs! (II Kings 2:21-22) The "double portion" anointing! This spring fuels life in Jericho. I went to the main source, where it bubbles up out of the ground, and you can drink it! Crystal Clean. mm

Enjoy the arab faces in the refugee camp. and I so enjoyed playing the djembe... and the children swarmed me! They don't see foreigners much.

City of David

2008-01-02T15:48:00.000-08:00

The City of David sits just outside the Old City.

the valley where King Solomon kept his 1000 wives. He also allowed them to bring there prophets (false) to the City and a small hill sat next to this valley where the prophets lived. This mount is called the Counsel of Evil. Today the UN sits on it. :)

children playing in the streets

This is where Jesus walked! It is the lowest point in the City of David, so actual road Jesus walked!

Me walking in Hezekiah's tunnel. II Kings 20:20 and II Chronicles 32:30

It was pitch black, you only see light because the photographer used a flash. It was about a 45min walk. Barely 3ft. wide and sometimes as low as 5ft. high. My friend had a flashlight, so I could see a bit. The tunnel's entrance is the Gihon Springs (in Kidron Valley) where King Solomon was baptized, the exit is the Pool of Siloam. This tunnel is under the City of David. *for a little education: King David crowned his son Solomon King of Israel (I Kings 1:33) and Solomon was probably the wisest man in the Bible. He wrote Song of Solomon, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes and thousands of proverbs and songs. He had Joab carry water from this spring up to the City.

I see the light at the end of the tunnel! You see lots o light, cuz of camera flash again.

This is an underground jail where Jesus was scourged by Pilate and left in this pit! The pedestal here holds Psalms 88 in many languages. Also at this location of the underground jail, is where Peter denied Jesus and the rooster crowed three times. So there are rooster signs everywhere!

This is sitting down, looking up view. Imagining what Jesus saw. No way out and only a hole in the ceiling and a very high window (not sure if that was there in His time).

beautiful view through an abandoned home in the City. mmmm... and the excursion ended with a nice hot cup o shocolatte, along with my 4 new german friends. *notice this milk is thicker than the one in my video! i love it when the chips stay on top and melt to the bottom! :)

golden raisin

2008-01-02T15:08:00.000-08:00

[this is a video, click to play]

Bethlehem

2007-12-28T17:47:00.001-08:00

O Little Town of Bethlehem on Christmas Eve...

(OK, the latest scoop i've learned on Fateh is that they ARE involved in terrorism, but just not as bad as the Hamas. Lovely, they wished us a merry christmas. ha)

can you believe it?! this little guy actually smoking!

where they say Jesus was born

this church built upon the place they say where Jesus was born.

me eating a falafel and hummus sandwich -which i forgot to pay for!

shocolatte

2007-12-25T19:02:00.000-08:00

On Christmas day in Jerusalem, i discovered "shocolatte" (hot thick milk with chocolate chips). Amazing! Sorry the video clip is a bit sterile... i was by myself and didn't want people to think i was looney talking to my computer (with built in camera). fyi: i did not spend Christmas alone. i had a friend with me, but she had just left and i stayed a bit longer at this cafe to consume my 2nd shocolatte, just before i went back to the prayer room. :)) P.S. yes, i went to little town of Bethlehem on Christmas Eve. no, i didn't lay in a manger. :)

[this is a video, click to play]

Mounts

2007-12-21T20:02:00.001-08:00

What you see here is Mount Zion

"the perfection of beauty." Psalm 50:2

and here is when i got lost in the Old City and ended up at the top of Mt. Zion! :) ...kinda scared me as it was night and i turned the corner and "pop" came this huge limestone structure before my eyes and then i realized i was at the top of the Mount. Great! :)

and here, my friends, is the Mount of Olives. Where Jesus' feet "will stand." Zechariah 14:4

fire and rainbow

2007-12-21T19:56:00.001-08:00

Jerusalem's amazing sunsets and promising rainbows!

Old City

2007-12-21T19:36:00.000-08:00

After this little jewish boy spit on my camera about five times after seeing that I captured his photograph, I was a little hesitant to take any more photos... but it didn't stop me! :) Enjoy some of the images in the Old City of Yerushalayim.

Western Wall

2007-12-21T19:28:00.001-08:00

men are on one side, women on the other. take note of all the little pieces of paper with prayers stuck in the cracks of the walls.

food

2007-12-21T18:51:00.001-08:00

Some of you have asked about what i eat... here's what's in my fridge:

yummy plum jam

fig onion tahini

hebrew soy milk

chemically carrots

hummus and zahatar pita

neighboring

2007-12-14T07:23:00.000-08:00

my neighbors...

the grocers across the street, but oddly down steps and in an alley.

24/7 convenient shop where i can grab some fresh hummus or a hebrew carb snack at 3:30am when i'm on my way home from the "night watch" in the prayer room!

a great fire hydrant on my street.

great piece on my front gate.

my bed and bath

2007-12-14T06:47:00.001-08:00

friend "ese" asked what my bed looked like, so here it is, in all it's splendor: the top bunk. and this is where i mostly check email... amidst my wonderful down comforter. mm. and friend "ese" asked about my toilet. the flush has two volumes (for #1 and #2). nice.

my runs

2007-12-11T08:50:00.000-08:00

Well, i've been taking advantage of my feet and my ability to run... to view more of the city around me in the beauty of the morns.

Here's typical scenes:Ya, just a slight hill to climb...

gasping gorgeous. precious arab boy.

my fave gasper... the valley which sits just east of Mt. Zion

my place

2007-12-11T08:15:00.000-08:00

Hello once again. Well, it's officially been a full week in jerusalem. Yikes, only 11 more weeks left. I feel as the time is flying way too fast. I love this place and can't imagine saying goodbye to it in just 11 weeks. OK, i wont think of that icky thought... let's just see where i'm at now. I'll post a few pics of my 'hood. So join me as i walk up the street, to my door, past the garden, to the elevator (stairs i prefer)...

there's my door, on the right. and my little postbox on the wall.

outdoor elevator you can see just behind mini garden.

i love the stairs with nature coming at me... And this is the view from my room -but i have to hop up onto my dresser and pop my head through the open skylight in my lofted ceiling -totally not a problem to do for a view like this! :)

Dome of the Rock

2007-12-07T13:29:00.001-08:00

Here I am. Yerushalayim, Israel. I first saw the "Dome of the Rock" this week on an early morning jog in my new neighborhood. I was gawking at it profusely in amazement... until suddenly my reflexes took action. I threw my hands up to brace myself from running into a trash dumpster in the tiny alleyway. Thank goodness my eyes just happened to get off the Dome and onto the road just in time. Even more startled, as a cat jumped up out of the dumpster right in front of my face! ... what a lovely Dome it is.